The Relationship between Virtual Education and Student's Creativity in the Third Millennium

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between virtual education and students’ creativity in the third millennium. The research method of this survey was correlational. The population of the study included the entire junior high school girls in Tehran in academic year 2014-2015. The sample size was determined through Krejcie and Morgan Table and 400 students were selected via cluster sampling method. In order to measure the degree of use of virtual education a researcher-made questionnaire was used. In addition, Abedi’s questionnaire (1993) was utilized for assessing creativity. The obtained data were analysed by Pearson’s correlation and multivariate regression. The results indicated that there was a significant, positive relationship between the extent of use of Information and Communications Technology, students’ creativity, and its components (fluency, elaboration, originality and flexibility). In fact, the use of virtual education can significantly predict students’ creativity and its components, i.e., fluency, elaboration, originality and flexibility.